Read this scene from The Miracle Worker Act 2.

The only room visible in the KELLER house is ANNIE’S, where by lamplight ANNIE in a shawl is at a desk writing a letter; at her bureau HELEN in her customary unkempt state is tucking her doll in the bottom drawer as a cradle, the contents of which she has dumped out, creating as usual a fine disorder.

ANNIE mutters each word as she writes her letter, slowly, her eyes close to and almost touching the page, to follow with difficulty her penwork.

ANNIE: ". . . and, nobody, here, has, attempted, to, control, her. The, greatest, problem, I, have, is, how, to, discipline, her, without, breaking, her, spirit.”

(Resolute voice) "But, I, shall, insist, on, reasonable, obedience, from, the, start—”

(At which point HELEN, groping about on the desk, knocks over the inkwell. ANNIE jumps up, rescues her letter, rights the inkwell, grabs a towel to stem the spillage, and then wipes at HELEN’S hands. . . .)

Which setting detail establishes the time period and advances the action?

the doll
the lamp
the inkwell
the drawer

The inkwell- it sets the story as immediately in the past as it is the only object that is not used prolifically in the modern day and also advances the action as she knocks it over. Hope this helps :)

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jayilych4real jayilych4real · Answer 2 · 2021-10-11T15:14:26+02:00

The setting detail that establishes the time period and advances the action is:

C. the inkwell

According to the given excerpt, we are told the situation in which Annie's place is, which is unkempt and she is trying to write a letter and Helen creating a mess on the cradle.

Furthermore, we can see that mentioning the Inkwell helps advance the action and shows the time period as Annie rescues her letter from the spillage caused by the fall of the Inkwell.

Setting of a story has to do with the time, date and location in which the actions of a story takes place

Therefore, the correct answer is option C